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02/27/2012

Clarence Thomas For President?

The speculation about a brokered Republican convention and a new candidate emerging to steal the nomination away from the current crop of contenders has led UCLA law professor Adam Winkler to suggest that Republicans look to the Supreme Court for a candidate. In the Daily Beast Winkler says that Justice Clarence Thomas would energize Republicans and grab media attention from President Obama. Turns out that the idea has been floated before, by Kashmir Hill and David Lat, in a 2010 op-ed in the Washington Post. And batted down by Volokh Conspiracy's Ilya Somin.

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Clarence Thomas For President?

The speculation about a brokered Republican convention and a new candidate emerging to steal the nomination away from the current crop of contenders has led UCLA law professor Adam Winkler to suggest that Republicans look to the Supreme Court for a candidate. In the Daily Beast Winkler says that Justice Clarence Thomas would energize Republicans and grab media attention from President Obama. Turns out that the idea has been floated before, by Kashmir Hill and David Lat, in a 2010 op-ed in the Washington Post. And batted down by Volokh Conspiracy's Ilya Somin.